Randy

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Diminutive of RANDALL, RANDOLF or MIRANDA.

RANDALL   male   English
From an English surname which was derived from the medieval given name RANDEL.
RANDEL   male   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of RANDOLF and other names beginning with the Germanic element rand meaning "rim (of a shield)".
RANDOLF   male   English
From the Germanic elements rand meaning "rim (of a shield)" and wulf meaning "wolf". The Normans brought this name to England, where there existed already an Old Norse cognate Randúlfr, which had been introduced by Scandinavian settlers. Randolf became rare after the Middle Ages, though it was revived in the 18th century (usually in the spelling Randolph).
RANDOLF   male   English
From the Germanic elements rand meaning "rim (of a shield)" and wulf meaning "wolf". The Normans brought this name to England, where there existed already an Old Norse cognate Randúlfr, which had been introduced by Scandinavian settlers. Randolf became rare after the Middle Ages, though it was revived in the 18th century (usually in the spelling Randolph).
MIRANDA   female   English, Dutch
Derived from Latin mirandus meaning "admirable, wonderful". The name was created by Shakespeare for the heroine in his play 'The Tempest' (1611), about a father and daughter stranded on an island. It did not become a common English given name until the 20th century. This is also the name of one of the moons of Uranus, named after the Shakespearian character.
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Marinda, Miranda, Myranda, Randall, Randolf, Randolph
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Randulf
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Randúlfr
DUTCH: Miranda
ENGLISH: Randi
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Randel
SCOTTISH: Ranulf, Ranulph
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Randulf
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Randúlfr
ENGLISH: Randal, Randall, Randell, Randolf, Randolph
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Randel
SCOTTISH: Ranulf, Ranulph